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Adana is located in the East Mediterranean region of Turkey and has always been an important agricultural area of Turkey as well as a region with fascinating geography, history and culture. General information Official Language
The official working language of the meeting is English. Passports and visas
Please contact your nearest Turkish Embassy or Consulate to obtain information about visa requirements and appilcations. For most EU countries a small fee is payable on arrival in Turkey in order to obtain an entry visa. However, the requirements and fees for different countries vary so please check before travelling! Getting to the meeting venue
The meeting venue is approximately 3.5 Km from Adana airport. A taxi from the airport should take only 5 minutes and cost between 5 and 7 Euro. The venue is 2 Km from the city centre. Adana airport has regular flights to and from Istanbul and other Turkish airports. Some direct flights to Adana are available in September.  Currency
The Turkish currency is the Turkish Lira (TL). Details of exchange rates can be obtained from a variety of banks and websites including this one. Banks will exchange foreign currency or travellers cheques with your passport as proof of identity. Banks and exchange offices are open Monday to Friday 8.30 - 12.00 and 13.30 - 17.00 in Adana. Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express) are widely accepted. Health and Travel Insurance
All participants are requested to arrange their own health and travel insurance. The organising committee will not accept any liability for personal injuries or for loss or damage to property. Electrical supply
Power in Turkey is supplied at 220 volts A, 50 Hz through standard European two round pin plugs. Local Organizers: I. Halil Elekcioglu (Chair)
Cukurova University, Faculty of Agriculture Ece B. Kasapoglu (Secretary)
Cukurova University, Faculty of Agricultur Sevilhan Mennan
Ondokuz Mayis University Galip Kaskavalci
Ege University Mehmet Ali Sogut
Suleyman Demirel University Halil Toktay
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Adem Ozarslandan
Biological Control Institute, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Zubeyir Devran
Bati Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Amer Dababat
CIMMYT-ICARDA, Ankara Ugur Gözel
Canakkale University, Faculty of Agriculture Scientific board coming soon The city Adana Adana (the ancient Antioch in Cilicia or Antioch on the Sarus) is the capital of AdanaProvince in Turkey. The city administrates two districts, Seyhan and Yüregir, with a total population of 2,530,257 and an area of 1,945 km². It is the fifth most populous city of Turkey (after Istanbul, Ankara, ?zmir and Bursa).
For most Turkish people, the word 'Adana' is associated with Kebab, salgam, cotton, oranges and very hot weather.
Adana is named among the 25 European Regions of the Future for 2006/2007 by the Foreign Direct Investment Magazine. Chosen alongside Kocaeli for Turkey, Adana scored the most points for cost effectiveness against Kocaeli's points for infrastructure development, while Adana and Kocaeli tied on points for the categories of human resources and quality of life.
Location
One of the largest and most dynamic cities in Turkey and situated 30 km (19 miles) inland, Adana is the gateway to the Cilician plain, now known as the Çukurova plain, the large stretch of flat and fertile land which lies to the south-east of the Taurus Mountains. This is possibly the most productive area in this part of the world. From Adana, crossing the Çukurova going west, the road from Tarsus enters the foothills of the Taurus Mountains. The temperature decreases with every foot of ascent; the road reaches an altitude of nearly 4,000 feet (1,200 m). It goes through the famous Cilician or Çukurova Gates, the rocky pass through which armies have marched since the dawn of history, and continues to the Anatolian plain.
The north of the city is surrounded by the Seyhan reservoir and HEP, which was completed in 1956. The dam has been constructed for hydroelectric power (HEP) and to provide irrigation water to the lower part of Çukurova plain, the agricultural cultivating area located in the south part of the city. Two irrigation channels in the city flow to the plain passing through the city centre from east to west. Also there is another canal for irrigating the Yüregir plain to the southeast of the city.
Etymology
The name of the city is believed to have come from a legend that Adanus and Sarus, two sons of Uranus, came to a place near the Seyhan River where they built Adana.
Alternatively, it is believed that Adad (Tesup), the name of the Hittite Thunder God that lived in the forest was given to the region. The Hittites ideas, names and writings have been found in the area so this is a strong possibility. The theory goes that since the Thunder God brought so much rain and this rain in turn brought such great abundance in this particular region, this god was loved and respected by its inhabitants and, in his honor, the region was called the 'Uru Adaniyya'; in other words 'The Region of Ada'.
Adana's name has had many different versions over the centuries: Adanos, Ta Adana, Uru Adaniya, Erdene, Edene, Ezene, Batana, Atana, Azana, Addane.
History
The history of Adana is intrinsically linked to the history of Tarsus; they seem often to be the same city, moving as the neighbouring Seyhan River changed its position, and the name changed too over the course of centuries. Adana was of little importance in ancient history, while Tarsus was the metropolis of the area. Also, Ayas (today Yumurtalik), and Kozan (formerly Sis) have been population and administrative centres, especially during the time of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
The history of Adana goes back more than 3000 years; findings in the region reveal human occupation of the area during the Paleolithic Age.
Tepebag Tumulus, where archaeologists found a stone wall and a city centre, was built in the Neolithic Age; it is considered to be the oldest city of the Cilicia region.
An Adana is mentioned by name in a Sumerian epic, the Epic of Gilgamesh, but the geography of this work is too imprecise to identify its location.
According to the Hittite inscription of Kava, found in Hattusa (Boggazkale), KizzuwatnaUru Adaniyya, and the inhabitants were called Danuna.
Beginning with the collapse of the Hittite Empire, c. 1191-1189 BC, invasions from the west caused a number of small kingdoms to take control of the plain, as follows: KueAssyrians, 9th century BC; Cilician Kingdom, Persians, 6th century BC; Alexander the Great in 333 BC; Seleucids; and the pirates of Cilicia and Roman statesman Pompey the Great.
During the era of Pompey, the city was used as a prison for the pirates of Cilicia. For several centuries thereafter, it was a waystation on a Roman military road leading to the East. After the split of the Roman Empire, the area became part of the Byzantine Empire, and was probably developed during the time of Julian. With the building of large bridges, roads, government buildings, and irrigation and plantation, Adana and Cilicia became the most developed and important trade centres of the region.
Middle Ages
In the mid 7th century, the city was captured by the Arab Abbasids. According to an Arab historian of that era, the name of the city was derived from Ezene, the prophet Yazene's grandson.
The Byzantines recaptured Adana in 964. After the victory of Alp Arslan at the Battle of Manzikert, the Seljuk Turks overran much of the Byzantine Empire. They had reached and captured Adana sometime before 1071 and continued to hold the place until Tancred, a leader of the First Crusade, captured the city in 1097.
In 1132, it was captured by the forces of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, under its king, Leo I. It was taken by Byzantine forces in 1137, but the Armenians regained it around 1170. In 1268 there was a terrible earthquake which destroyed much of the city. Adana was rebuilt and remained a part of the Kingdom of Cilician Armenia until around 1360, when the city was ceded by Constantine III to the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt in return for obtaining a peace treaty. The Mamluks' capture of the city allowed many Turkish families to settle in it. The Ramazanogglu family, one of the Turkish families brought by the Mamluks, ruled Adana until the Ottomans captured the city.
Modern Era
From the end of the Renaissance to the modern era (1517–1918), the Ottoman Empire ruled the area.
In the 1830s, in order to secure Egypt's independence for the Ottoman Empire, the army of Muhammad Ali Pasha, the viceroy of Egypt, invaded Syria on two occasions, and reached the Adana plain. The subsequent peace treaty secured Egypt's independence, but (at the insistence of Great Britain, Austria, Russia and Prussia) required the evacuation of all Egyptian forces from Syria, and its return to Ottoman sovereignty. In the aftermath, Adana was established as a province in its own right.
In 1909 Adana was the location of the Adana massacre. Turkish scholars and some others refer to the event as the Adana rebellion, based on a thesis of its underlying causes.
After World War I, the Ottoman government surrendered control of the city to French troops, and an Armenian troop equipped by French was sent to occupy the city. During the Turkish War of Independence, Adana was strategically important. Mustafa KemalKuvayi Milliye was born.
Turkish nationalists fought against Allied forces, and on October 20, 1921, the Treaty of Ankara was signed between France and the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Based on the terms of the agreement, France signified the end of the Cilicia War; afterwards French invasion troops together with the Armenian volunteers withdrew from the city on January 5, 1922.
On 30 January 1943, Adana played host to Winston Churchill, determined to secure Turkey's entry into the Second World War on the side of the Allies, for a conference with the President ?smet ?nönü (Adana Conference). The Turkish neutrality and ?nönü's policy based on rationing concessions to both sides meant that the conference remained without substantial results.
Adana today
Adana (the ancient Antioch in Cilicia or Antioch on the Sarus) is the capital of Adana Province in TurkeyAdana has become an international metropolis, stretching and swallowing its neighbours. Adana is the marketing and distribution centre for the Çukurova agricultural region, where cotton, wheat, corn, soy bean, barley, grapes and citrus fruits are produced in great quantities. The main industries of the city are textile manufacturing, leather tanning, and wool processing. The houses in Adana have flat tops, and the roofs serve as bedrooms for the inhabitants during the hot summers.
The city of Adana today is administered by three district council authorities: Seyhan, Yüreggir, and Karaisali. Seyhan is the more developed part of the city on the west bank of Seyhan river, Yüregir is located on the east bank. Karaisali is best-known for growing myrtleberries (myrtus communis).
The city is also famous for its cuisine, including; the Adana kebab; salgam, a salty fermented juice made from turnips; Sirdan a kind of home-made sausage stuffed with rice, and eaten with cumin; paça, boiled sheep's feet; bicibici (pronounced as bee-jee-bee-jee) made from diced semolina, rose water and sugar and served with crushed ice, consumed especially in summer time. Furthermore, the city has a number of famous desserts, such as Halka Tatli a round shaped dessert and Tas Kadayif a bow shaped dessert. Several types of fruit, including the apricot, are native to this area.
NATO's Incirlik Air Base is located in town of ?ncirlik, 12 km (7 mi) east of Adana. Shopping in Adana is enhanced the 'American bazaar' a street market selling new and second-hand goods that have seeped out of the Incirlik Air-base.
Mr. Aytaç Durak has been the mayor of Adana for two terms: 1984 - 1989, 1994 - present. He is a member of AK Parti.
Sightseeing
o Stone Bridge, built in part during the 6th-century reign of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, the oldest extant bridge in the world which is still in use.
o Yilanli Kale The ruins of a castle dating from 782.
o Büyük Saat (The Great Clock), a large clock tower, was built by the local governor of Adana in 1882. Unfortunately, it was damaged during the French occupation but it was rebuilt in 1935, and its image can be found in the city's coat of arms. There are many historical buildings and tombs of local governors next to the Büyük Saat.
o The old bazaar, Kazancilar Çarsisi (Bazaar of Cauldron-Makers), founded around Büyük Saat, where Çarsi Hamami (Bath of the Bazaar), a Turkish bath built in 1519 can be found.
o Bebekli Kilise (Church of Babies) is an old Catholic church located in the city centre. There are many historic houses in the street where the church is located.
o Seyhan Dam
o Ramazanoglu Türbesi
o Varda (German) Bridge : Varda Bridge is in Karaisali which is a province of Adana. The railway bridge is near to Hacikiri village. it was made in 1903 by Germans. So people also call it German Bridge. if you want to see a beautiful view, you should visit the bridge.
Mosques
o Adana Ulu Camii
o New Mosque
o Butter mosque
o Eski Camii
o Sabanci Mosque
o Alemdar Mescidi
o Seyh Zülfi mescidi
o Kizildag Ramazanoglu mosque
Museums
o Adana Museum
o Adana Etnography Museum
o Adana Archeological Museum
o Adana Atatürk Museum
o Misis Mosaic Museum
Hammams
o Irmak Hamami
o Mestenzade Hamami
o Yeni Hamam
Festivals
o Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival (Altin Koza Film Festivali)
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